Eyüp works relentlessly under the blazing sun during a tomato harvest in southeastern Turkey, driven by the urgent need to settle an impending debt. After a clash with his supervisor, he roams the city in search of a radical solution.
* Türkiye’s Entry for the 98th Academy Awards Best International Feature Film Category
* World Premiere and Orizzonti Special Jury Prize: Venice Film Festival
“The film shows the growing polarization between wealthy investors with smart cars and a very poor working class,” Firatoğlu said in a statement prior to the film’s Venice launch.” – Variety
“Of a seeming and disarming simplicity, One of Those Days When Hemme Dies is a film which forces the audience to stop and observe the small everyday actions of life, the small but significant acts of rebellion carried out by souls who have no intention of laying down arms.” - Cineuropa
SELECTED FESTIVALS AND AWARDS
- Venice Film Festival, Italy (2024): Orizzonti Special Jury Prize, World Premiere
- Türkiye’s official selection for the 2025 Academy Awards
- Adana Golden Boll Film Festival, Türkiye (2024): Best Film
- Turkish Film Critics Association (2024): Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay
- Ankara International Film Festival, Türkiye (2024): Best Film, Best Director, Best Editing
- Uruguay International Film Festival (2025): Special Mention
- Las Palmas Film Festival, Canary Islands (2025): Best Film
DIRECTOR MURAT FIRATOĞLU

Murat Fıratoğlu (1983, Siverek) studied law at Dicle University. Among Fıratoğlu’s short films are ‘Straw Dust’ in 2007, ‘The Edge of All Possibilities’ in 2008, ‘Albatros Dreams’ in 2008 and ‘The Photo of Kholoud Ahmed’ in 2016, which was shortlisted for Sabancı Foundation Short Film Platform. “One of These Days When Hemme Dies” is Fıragoğlu’s first feature film. He lives in Istanbul and works as a lawyer. |